Development Progress: Smiley Search

[Kukanani]

Here we go with a new game, finally. Smiley Search: think of it as the C++ equivalent (as far as programming is concerned) of Torch. However it's not as grueling to play because you don't have to look around in the dark! Expect my progress bars to show up soon, once I get the idea for the game filled out. Meanwhile check out the news post.

[Kukanani]

Here were those progress bars I told you about:

Game
Main framework [|||||||||||||||-----]
Testing [----------]
Final Build [----------]
Installer [----------]

Internal
Callback system [||||||||||]
Menu system [||||||||||]
Interface [||||||||||]
Level system [||--------]
Smiley system [||||||||--]

Content
20 levels [||-----------------]
Leaderboard [|---------]
Moving smilies [----------]
Eye candy (particles, etc.) [----------]
Interface [||||||||||]

Graphics
Menu [||||||||||]
Smilies [|||||||-------------]

[Kukanani]

I know that I've gotten basically nothing done on the game. It's supposed to be done the end of the month I have almost no free time. But as soon as I do get some time (hopefully this next coming week) I'll fly through most of the code. The leaderboard will give me the most trouble.

[Kukanani]

See, I told you I could get stuff done once I just get the time.

[Kukanani]

Yeah, I know, the game was supposed to be released yesterday. Wishful thinking. But I'm getting there, except for the leaderboard, which will prove to be much more difficult than I had thought.

[Kukanani]

I've hit a bunch of snags programming of all things...the interface. I'm trying to use a library I haven't used before that I will eventually use for DH and EO, and it's tough to get set up. But once it's up it should be smooth sailing.

[Kukanani]

Kicking into high gear, where I will try to stay for most of Christmas Break.

I'm trying to go crazy with this because after this game comes...Exodus Online. Yes. I said Dakingru. But you would not believe how crazy things can get before the game is even made when there are three game designers. So us three are on "probation" from Dakingrus until at the very least EO version 0.1.0 (it'll take a while to get even there).